Mia Latter, one of Russell Brand’s rape accusers, has revealed her identity for the first time and detailed the alleged sexual and emotional abuse she suffered at the hands of the disgraced comedian when she was just 16.
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Latter, now 37, told the Sunday Times in an interview published Saturday that her alleged three-month relationship with Brand, who was 30 at the time, derailed her education and left her struggling with depression.
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The alleged abuse began in 2006, when Latter was studying for her AS-level exams.
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She claimed she never even learned her results after dropping out of school.
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“I don’t even know to this day how I did,” she told the outlet, noting that she “didn’t complete [her] A-levels.”
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Latter recalled her school attendance dropping to 30 percent as she would “sneak off and see him,” adding that she felt “so much shame and embarrassment around the whole thing, that I let this stupid thing ruin my prospects.”
“It took me a little while to feel as though I could put one foot in front of the other,” she said of the aftermath.
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Latter is the first of Brand’s accusers to publicly reveal her identity after previously being identified as “Alice” in the Sunday Times’ bombshell 2023 investigation into the “Get Him to the Greek” star.
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Although she shared her allegations with police, prosecutors did not include her case in the trial that led to Brand’s conviction earlier this month.
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She also previously appeared in silhouette in a documentary under her pseudonym.
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Brand has denied allegations of sexual wrongdoing.
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Latter is now campaigning for a “staggered” age of consent that would prohibit significantly older adults from having sexual relationships with 16- and 17-year-olds.
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“If you’re in your thirties, forties and fifties and you’re trying to have a relationship with someone under the age of 18, it [should be] a criminal offense,” she argued.
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Latter admitted she was “very nervous” about publicly sharing her story and facing potential scrutiny, but declared that “it’s not my burden to carry anymore.”
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During her interview, Latter pushed back against Brand’s previous characterization of their relationship, including his claim to Megyn Kelly that it “was immoral, it wasn’t illegal.”
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“Well, actually something illegal happened within that relationship,” she alleged.
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She also rejected Brand’s suggestion that he was “immature” for his age at the time.
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“He was a homeowner who was hosting TV shows, hosting radio shows.
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He wasn’t living at home [or] some schoolboy who was lost,” she said.
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“He was a very successful man who had a lot of power and sway in the industry.”
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What was my level of maturity meant to be?” she added.
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Latter recalled first meeting Brand in London’s Leicester Square while she was heading home from shopping and he was working at MTV.
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“I’d bought my outfit for the weekend, and then Russell Brand approached me in the street, and asked to see in my bag,” she said.
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After recognizing the actor, she claimed he “went through my clothes and picked out a dress that he said I was going to wear on our date.”
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She gave him her phone number and received a text from him later that day.
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Latter said she expected Brand to cut off contact as soon as she revealed she was just 16, believing he would “be horrified, and that’d be the end of it.”
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Instead, he allegedly asked whether she still wanted to meet for dinner the following day.
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“There wasn’t even a moment’s hesitation,” she recalled.
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During their first date on Easter Sunday, Brand allegedly told her, “I don’t give a f–k how old you are.
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I just need to know where I stand legally.”
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Latter claimed Brand took her to a Spanish restaurant, where he and another man had already started eating but she was not offered food.
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When a waitress approached their table, Brand allegedly pointed out that Latter wasn’t “old enough to drink,” and she was offered a Diet Coke.
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Brand then allegedly took the teen to his apartment, where she said she initially resisted going inside and asked him to call her a cab.
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“I promise I won’t get my cock out,” he allegedly assured her.
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However, once inside, Brand allegedly disappeared into another room before returning in a “dressing gown” and performing oral sex on her.
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“I remember closing my legs and trying to push him away a little bit,” Latter recalled, claiming Brand responded, “No,” before promising that nothing else would happen and that she could leave afterward.
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“And ultimately, he did get his penis out, but I didn’t touch it,” she continued.
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“And then my car came.”
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Latter alleged that Brand referred to her as “the child” around members of his team, whom she believes were aware of their relationship.
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However, she claimed he instructed her not to tell her school friends about their involvement.
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“It wasn’t a secret on his end, but it had to be a secret on my end,” she said.
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…and 23 more, not listed.
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